York v. State

As to the conviction of both defendants, one issue appears in common to both cases: Should the trial court have excluded the testimony of Detective Cornell that the piece of cloth found at the burglary scene and Bowie’s coat were similar?

We assume that both defendants sufficiently objected to the introduction of this testimony.

Objection is made to the testimony of Detective Cornell regarding the piece of cloth and the tear in Bowie’s coat contending it should have been excluded for two reasons: (1) It violates the best-evidence rule, and (2) it is merely opinion evidence.

Best-Evidence Rule.

Whe…